The project tackles a brief concerning sea level rise in Boston's North End. Seeing as the coming century holds significant rises in sea levels, the existing built environment finds itself in need of corresponding adjustments.

The project suggests consideration of the eventual flooding of the ground floor level of the existing Prince Building as an asset to be taken advantage of. The nearly 15 feet of tidal shifts on Boston's shoreline create wholesome conditions for oyster farming - a process that involves the arrangement of cages in order to provide coop-like spaces for the rapid development of spat into harvestable oysters.

In turn, the lift mechanism and loading dock on the land-oriented face of the ground floor allow for quick distribution of local products to various destinations in the North End community, nationally renowned for its seafood and oyster retail. The cultch, or collective of empty shells, produced by the retail destinations can then be collected and reintroduced back into the farming process as surfaces for new oyster growth.

The process takes advantage of the prospect of flooding on the ground level, raising the occupied ground level to a point where the expected rise will not reach, while providing a captivating scene of an urban oyster farm for passers-by on street level.